The UK’s official PlayStation mag is set to run an interview with Phil Harrison (street date for issue: November 15). Via PlayStation we’ve got hold of some excerpts. To repeat, it’s in the official mag but there is some interesting comment. We’ll load up some more excerpts in the near future if we can.
On asking if the PS3 will definitely be out in March in Europe
Given that all of our previous statements about launching in Europe simultaneously with the US and Japan turned out not to be the case, I would not like to make any definitive statements on that. It’s not my job to comment on hardware supply issues other than to say some very smart people are working very hard to catch up. In fact, the ramp up is already starting to happen in supply and output, just obviously too late for us to have launched in Europe at the same times as the US.
They ask what kind of deals are being lined up with music and video providers for the PlayStation Store
One of the strongest attributes of the PlayStation Store is that it is an open environment. It’s interesting that you ask what deals’ we are doing. We want other companies to provide their own content on the store through our commerce mechanism. Day one is clearly going to be more game-centric, but over time that will expand to music, film, television. Any digital content can be distributed this way. “
Will the PS3 browser let users visit any site and download files?
“No. It has to be done through the store. Although it’s built on the same technology as the open internet browser, it’s a special version. That’s completely understandable from a DRM [digital rights management] point of view. But some streaming sites, such as music on MySpace, will work.â€
They ask how PlayStation will guarantee a regular flow of new downloadable content…
“You can imagine a game starting with a trailer to drive a bit of anticipation and to get people excited about it. Not dissimilar to the strategy where you’d see a preview in the magazine linked to the content on a disc. There is a role for linking your editorial to these kind of materials.â€
Are they happy with the number of games that are exclusive to PS3?
“I’m delighted because we’re launching with a stronger line-up of first-party titles than we had with the launches of PS1, PS2 and PSP – and about a third of these are PS3 exclusive, which is a similar ratio to what we had in the past. The difference this time is that more have come out of Sony’s Worldwide Studios than before. Bearing in mind that we launched PS2 with Fantavision as a first party title – great game though it is – it’s by no means the game on which you would rest an entire format. But look as PS3 launching in America with Resistance, Genji, NBA in full HD and Motortorm. Plus an F1 demo available day one as a download and retail games coming out very shortly after the launch. That’s a pretty compelling line-up.â€
Is Motorstorm coming out at launch window? So, Januray? I’m not even a racing fan but I gotta say that this game looks really fun to play.
Comment by Neil — Nov 9, 2006 @ 11:40 pm
1.-i hope the playstation store to be a reality from day 1.
2.- also i hope sony to stop attacking Microsoft and making efforts into game developement.
Comment by Alfredo — Nov 10, 2006 @ 4:31 am
comes out on launch day, I believe…the 17th. I dunno, but two of my games made it in yesterday, and so now I get tortured by having to look at them for a week :D….oh wait….:*(
Comment by matt — Nov 10, 2006 @ 6:19 am
[...] Over at the kinda-sorta official Sony blog Three Speech, they have some excerpts from an interview that UK’s official PlayStation magazine held with Phil Harrison, president of SCE Worldwide Studios. [...]
Pingback by VGBlogger.com - » PS3 March European Launch a Maybe, and Restricted Download in PS3 Browser — Nov 10, 2006 @ 1:24 pm
Doesn’t look good for us euro’s then??
Comment by Moi — Nov 10, 2006 @ 2:20 pm
[...] Ouch. Is he just being extra cautious here, or does he know that they won’t be able to meet that launch date and he’s preparing us (by us I mean not me, I live in the U.S.) for the worst? Source: [ThreeSpeech] [...]
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I know where my money is not going come next year. Seems Europes not good enough for Sony.
Comment by Bigisy — Nov 10, 2006 @ 8:27 pm
[...] æÉÌ èÃÒÒÉÓÃÃŽ ÃÔËÃÚÃÌÓÑ ÃÔ×ÅÔÉÔØ ÃŽÃ ÃÒÑÃÃÊ ×ÃÃÃ’ÃÓ: “×ÙÊÄÅÔ ÌÉ PS3 × å×ÒÃÃÃ… × ÃÃÒÔÅ, ËÃË É ÂÙÌà ÃÂÅÃÃÃŽÃ?”. Given that all of our previous statements about launching in Europe simultaneously with the US and Japan turned out not to be the case, I would not like to make any definitive statements on that. It’s not my job to comment on hardware supply issues other than to say some very smart people are working very hard to catch up. [...]
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[...] Que salten todas las alarmas. El jefazo de los Sony Worldwide Studios no se ha atrevido a confirmar que PlayStation 3 vaya a salir en marzo en Europa, fecha que se consideraba más o menos definitiva a falta de un retraso de última hora. Pero en unas declaraciones del bueno de Phil Harrison a la Revista Oficial de PS2 en el Reino Unido, recogidas por el blog ThreeSpech y con eco en Gamespot, parece ser que en Sony no las tienen todas consigo. [...]
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[...] Sony executive VP Phil Harrison won’t confirm the previously announced March 2007 PS3 launch in Europe, this according to an interview with the official UK PlayStation magazine (due November 15) via Three Speech excerpts. When asked if the PS3 will definitely hit Europe in March of 2007, Harrison had this to say: [...]
Pingback by Naik’s News » Sony won’t confirm Euro PS3 launch — Nov 15, 2006 @ 5:59 am
[...] Wie Phil Harrison, Präsident von Sony WWS in einem Interview im offiziellen PlayStation Magazin in Großbritannien mitteilte, kann er keine definitive Garantie für eine Veröffentlichung der PlayStation 3 im März in Europa geben. Aufgrund der Tatsache, dass Sony bereits den weltweiten Launchtermin verpasst hat, möchte Harrison keine weiteren definitiven Statements zu Terminen abgeben. Harrison sagte außerdem, dass andere Leute als er für die Einhaltung des Termins verantwortlich seien und diese bereits sehr hart daran arbeiten, den angekündigten Termin einzuhalten. In dem Interview geht er auch auf den PlayStation Store, Downloads und den Webbrowser der PS3 ein. Außerdem gibt es noch ein paar Infos zum Launch Line Up für die USA (dort startete die PS3 gestern in den Verkauf). Die Originalworte von Phil Harrison: “Given that all of our previous statements about launching in Europe simultaneously with the US and Japan turned out not to be the case, I would not like to make any definitive statements on that. It’s not my job to comment on hardware supply issues other than to say some very smart people are working very hard to catch up. In fact, the ramp up is already starting to happen in supply and output, just obviously too late for us to have launched in Europe at the same times as the US.†Das komplette Interview könnt ihr auf Three Speech nachlesen. [...]
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